crisis

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Crisis comms – how to deliver bad news

CEO Melissa Davis discusses how to deliver bad news without making it worse - and how to use it to build trust. Delivering bad news is one of the hardest things any organisation has to do. The instinct is often to...


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CEO Melissa Davis is featured in IoD’s Director Magazine

CEO Melissa Davis is widely quoted in an article in the Institute of Directors (IoD) Director Magazine, discussing crisis management. Misinformation now travels faster than facts, creating real risks for brands and leaders. As Melissa explains, organisations can no...


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Meet the media 2025: crisis communications

Our Meet the Media event, chaired by our CEO Melissa Davis, explored crisis in the legal sector with rich insights from the panel of four leading journalists.  On a chilly January evening, four journalists gathered at Soho House’s 180 Strand...